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Latham & Watkins Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation

CARY, N.C. --(Business Wire)--

Latham & Watkins, a leading global law firm, is working with its lawyers
and staff to promote healthy lifestyle choices and encourage workplace
wellness. The CEO Roundtable on CancerTM has
accredited Latham & Watkins with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard
recognizing the firm's efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its
employees and covered family members by establishing programs to reduce
cancer risk, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and
ensuring access to quality treatment.

"Adopting the Gold Standard is a tribute to the
extraordinary leadership of Latham & Watkins and the firm's commitment
to playing an active role in addressing cancer," said Christopher A.
Viehbacher, chief executive officer of Sanofi and chairman of the CEO
Roundtable on Cancer.

The CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit organization of CEOs
founded by former President George H.W. Bush, created the CEO Cancer
Gold Standard in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute,
many of its designated cancer centers, and leading nonprofit, health
organizations. The Gold Standard calls for companies to evaluate
their health benefits and corporate culture and take extensive, concrete
actions in five key areas of health and wellness to reduce the risk of
cancer in the workplace.

To earn Gold Standard accreditation, a company must establish
programs to reduce cancer risk by discouraging tobacco use; encouraging
physical activity; promoting healthy diet and nutrition; detecting
cancer at its earliest stages; and providing access to quality care,
including participation in clinical trials. Today, over four million
employees ad family members are benefiting from the vision and
leadership of the nearly 160 employers who have chosen to become Gold
Standard accredited.

One example of the many components that comprise LiveWell Latham, the
firm's overall wellness program, is a free smoke-and-tobacco cessation
program in the United States. With help from experts at Mayo Clinic's
Tobacco Quitline, the program includes 1-on-1 professional coaching,
free over-the-counter Nicotine replacement products (patches, lozenges
or gum), a 24/7 nurse line for help with nicotine withdrawal symptoms,
and a self-paced workbook with quit tips and strategies.

In addition to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fifteen NCI-designated cancer
centers and over forty other hospitals and medical centers have earned Gold
Standard accreditation. CEOs from across industries are keenly aware
of the tremendous impact they can have in improving health, controlling
health care costs and making a difference beyond their organization's
walls in the effort to address cancer and other chronic diseases. Other Gold
Standard employers include insurers like Aetna, Cigna, State Farm
and several Blue Cross affiliates; law firms, such as Hogan Lovells and
Jenner & Block; technology companies such as Dell (News - Alert) and SAS Institute; and
a range of leading employers including American Century Investments,
Johnson & Johnson and Lowe's.

The CEO Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when former
President George H.W. Bush challenged a group of executives to "do
something bold and venturesome about cancer within your own corporate
families." The CEOs responded by creating and encouraging the widespread
adoption of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard which calls for
organizations to evaluate their health benefits and workplace culture
and take extensive, concrete actions in five key areas of health and
wellness to fight cancer in the workplace. For more information on the CEO
Cancer Gold Standard™ and the web-based accreditation process and
support, please visit www.CancerGoldStandard.org.